Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.
A high-quality science education provides the foundations for understanding the world through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics. Science has changed our lives and is vital to the world’s future prosperity, and all pupils should be taught essential aspects of the knowledge, methods, processes and uses of science. Through building up a body of key foundational knowledge and concepts, pupils should be encouraged to recognise the power of rational explanation and develop a sense of excitement and curiosity about natural phenomena. They should be encouraged to understand how science can be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave, and analyse causes. National Curriculum for Science, purpose of study
Row, Row, Float Your Boat!
This week in Reception, we have been busy exploring the exciting world of sinking and floating! To begin, we talked about what these words mean. The children learned that floating means an object stays on top of the water while sinking means an object goes down to the...
Year 3 Reflection
What an exciting half term it has been in Year 3! Our learning journey has taken us high up into the mountains and deep inside volcanoes as we explored the amazing world we live in. This is what the children have been saying this term: Hi everyone! I hope you all had...
What a time we have had in Kapoor Class!
In Kapoor class we have a busy six weeks. As well as going to the farm and writing about our trip in English Lessons, we learned about positional and directional language in Maths. In our Wider Curriculum lessons, we enjoyed learning about editing text on our...
Hamilton Class: Our Budding Gardeners
This week in Hamilton Class, we have been exploring the wonderful world of planting as part of our spring learning! With the change of season, the children have been discussing how the weather has become warmer and sunnier, creating the perfect conditions for plants...
👨🌾☀️Mudchute Farm ☀️🚜
Year 1 set off on a bright, sunny (and very windy!) morning for our trip to Mudchute Farm. The excitement started the moment we boarded the DLR, with children spotting landmarks out the windows and chatting about which animals they hoped to see. We arrived ready to...
Year 3’s Fantastic Trip to the History Museum!
On today's trip we looked and learnt about volcanic eruptions. We visited a room where we met a member of the museum named Anthony. He showed us different rocks from when a volcano erupted and left behind some pieces. I learnt that lava is about 60 or 70 kilometres...
Reception in Bloom
Spring has arrived in Reception, and the children have been busy exploring all the wonderful changes this season brings. We’ve been noticing new colours, new growth, and lots of signs that the world around us is waking up again. The children enjoyed a lovely walk to...
Tiny Beginnings to Big Changes in Hamilton Class
The children in Hamilton Class have been busy exploring the wonderful world of life cycles! We learned that a life cycle shows the different stages a living thing goes through as it grows – and that it keeps repeating again and again. We looked at lots of different...
Hamilton Hop Into Easter
Hamilton Class have been busy learning all about Easter and the different ways some people celebrate it. As part of our wider curriculum, we read the Easter story together and discovered that Easter is a Christian festival. We talked about why this time of year is so...
Year 3 visit the Science Museum
Year 3 visited the Science Museum today. It was good to visit their exhibition rooms and learn more about the how the human body works. There were lots of interactive exhibits such as watching a camera travel down the oesophagus or learning more about the skeleton....
